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Rapid Climate
Change & Energy Strategy
The
dominate source of energy for human society is
fossil fuel. The reason for rapid climate change is
the combustion of fossil fuel. A strategy for
reducing fossil fuel dependency is therefore often
also a strategy for mitigating rapid climate change.
Rapid Climate Change and Energy Strategies are
employed by business, government or other
organization to reach these twin goals.
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Energy Strategy,
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Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
(WICCI)
The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change
Impacts (WICCI) assesses and anticipates climate
change impacts on specific Wisconsin natural
resources, ecosystems and regions; evaluates
potential effects on industry, agriculture,
tourism and other human activities; and develops
and recommends adaptation strategies that can be
implemented by businesses, farmers, public
health officials, municipalities, resource
managers and other stakeholders.
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NOAA Climate Literacy
Fifty years after the
International Geophysical Year,
as part of a community effort to promote climate
literacy, current climate scientists, formal and
informal educators, and representatives of a
range of U.S. agencies participated in
developing and vetting a list of the most
important concepts in climate science. The
document they produced - Climate Literacy: The
Essential Principles of Climate Science -
reflects a broad and current effort to define
climate literacy.
Current Climate Literacy brochure
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Wisconsin
Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
(WICCI)
The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI)
assesses and anticipates climate change impacts on specific
Wisconsin natural resources, ecosystems and regions; evaluates
potential effects on industry, agriculture, tourism and other
human activities; and develops and recommends adaptation
strategies that can be implemented by businesses, farmers,
public health officials, municipalities, resource managers and
other stakeholders.
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A
Short Guide to Setting Up a City-Scale Retrofit Program
This guide,
which was developed by Green for All and the Center on Wisconsin
Strategies (COWS) and released in July 2009, provides a model
for cities to design and implement large-scale weatherization
and retrofitting programs that address climate change, put
people to work, and reduce working families' energy bills.
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Climate Change in the Great Lakes
The University of
Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute is hosting a
on-line public discussion forum as part of it's
continuing "Climate Change in the Great Lakes:
Starting a Public Discussion" project.
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Global Development & Environment Institute
working papers
Papers related to climate change published by
the Global Development & Environment Institute
at Tufts University
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Twelve Ways to Act Locally to Address Climate
Change
Recommendations on energy efficiency, green
power, water conservation and more are paired
with links to EPA's partnership programs.
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Coping with Climate Change
Proceedings from the Coping with Climate Change
National Summit (May 2007) at the University of
Michigan
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Rapid Climate Change and Energy Strategy for
Business
An introduction to rapid climate change and
energy strategy for business. PowerPoint
presentation by Jay Moynihan (2008)
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What is Climate Change and What is the Problem?
Short introduction to climate change science.
PowerPoint presentation by Jay Moynihan (2008)
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Chicago Climate Exchange
(CCX)
The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), launched in
2003, is the world’s first and North America’s
only active voluntary, legally binding
integrated trading system to reduce emissions of
all six major greenhouse gases (GHGs), with
offset projects worldwide.
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A Landowner’s Guide to Carbon Sequestration
Credits
A guide for landowners on the basics of
credit income for sequestering CO2. Written by
the Center for Integrated Natural Resources &
Agricultural Management (CINRAM), at the
University of Minnesota.
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Carbon Credits: Does Money Really Grow on Trees?
A PowerPoint Presentation, by John G. DuPlissis, Forestry
Outreach Specialist, College of Natural Resources,
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point outlining carbon
credits, carbon sequestration, and putting a value on
ecosystem services.
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Carbon Credits for Carbon Sequestration
A paper, by John G. DuPlissis,
Forestry Outreach Specialist, College of Natural Resources,
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point outlining carbon
credits, carbon trading carbon sequestration, and "Kyoto
Protocols".
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The Chicago Climate Exchange: Can money really grow on
trees?
A paper, by John G. DuPlissis, Forestry
Outreach Specialist, College of Natural Resources,
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, about how the
Chicago Climate Exchange has the potential to provide a new
opportunity for woodland owners to earn money from simply
growing trees.
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Carbon Credits: A new source of income from your woodlands.
A paper, by John G. DuPlissis,
Forestry Outreach Specialist, College of Natural Resources,
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, introducing how
Carbon Credits provide a whole new way of thinking about how
to earn income from the land.
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UW-Extension Bio-Energy and Bio-Economy Team
The purpose of the
Bio-Energy and Bio-Economy Team is to build the
capacity of Extension Agents and Educators to
work with communities, residents and farmers to
assess opportunities for developing a
sustainable bioeconomy. The Bio-Energy and
Bio-Economy Team provides training, resources,
public education, and networking opportunities
for Extension Specialists on the technical,
environmental, social, and economic aspects of
the emerging bioeconomy.
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Communicating on Climate Change: An Essential
Resource for Journalists, Scientists, and
Educators
Written by Bud
Ward Published by the Metcalf Institute for
Marine and Environmental Reporting University of
Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography,
This on-line full text book was developed from
series of Metcalf Institute workshops funded by
the National Science Foundation, addresses
effective communication about climate change for
editors, reporters, scientists, and academics.
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Nova (PBS) broadcast "The Big
Energy Gamble"
California's Climate Change Law has the most
ambitious timetable of any government in the
world. In light of that, if you are working on
climate change/energy planning, etc., you might
want to take a look at what is being done in
California.
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California
Climate Change Portal
The government of California's "portal", for all
things Climate Change & sustainable energy.
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California Climate Change &
Energy
This link brings you to a
resource catalog for educators on climate change
and energy.
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To web search for
California's Climate Change Law, you may want to
try
this search string.
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EPA Climate Change Site
The EPA
site is a gateway to a wide range of information
and tools regarding climate change science,
adaptation, mitigation, local government and
business energy planning.
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Investor's Network on Climate
Risk
The Investor Network on
Climate Risk (INCR) is a network of
institutional investors and financial
institutions that promotes better understanding
of the financial risks and investment
opportunities posed by climate change. INCR is
coordinated by Ceres, a coalition of investors
and environmental groups working to advance
sustainable prosperity.
The following
information is available
here as a Word document
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RCCS Bibliography
Ver. 10122008-web
General:
PEW Foundation
The Pew Center on Global Climate
Change has a series of documents
comprising their “Climate Change
101”.
Science
The Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change
THE official authority. The single
most reliable source for the
science. Used by businesses,
governments, the world over. This is
a very comprehensive site.
IPCC Assessment Reports
The
primary working documents from the
IPCC2007 workgroup Reports
RealClimate.org
A
FAQ
on climate change, for beginners. It
is a site run by climate scientists.
RealClimate.org
"THE”
climate change science blog. (Note:
best for those already versed in the
subject).
Impacts
IPCC Report on Impacts,
Adaptability, and Vulnerabilities
Global Business Network
"Impacts
of Climate Change:
A System Vulnerability Approach to
Consider the Potential Impacts to
2050 of a Mid-Upper Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Scenario”,
Nils Gilman, Peter Schwartz, Doug Randall
March 2007
CNA Corporation
National Security and the Threat of
Climate Change (2007)
Clean Water Action Council
Information on global warming in
Wisconsin
Economics, Business and Climate
Change
IPCC
Report on mitigation
Stanford Graduate School of
Business
MBA's Climate Change Primer
(2005)
Carbon Disclosure Project
The CDP surveys the largest three to
four thousand businesses each year
on their carbon/climate strategy. It
is done for investors that pay for
the CDP process. The investors total
around 50 trillion dollars in
assets.
GHG Protocol
A very useful resource site.
It is the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development's site
regarding the GHG Protocol (Green
House Gas Protocol). It is a widely
used site for businesses working on
carbon/climate change strategy, and
in helping prepare responses to the
annual CDP survey (above).
All
GHG Protocol Publications
GHG Protocol Standards
Standards and guidance for companies
and other organizations preparing a
GHG emissions inventory, direct and
embedded or indirect.
GHG Protocol Sector Tool Sets
Service Sector Tool Kit
(Note: governments and offices
addressed here also)
Calculation
Tools
For figuring
your footprint, developing and monitoring a
carbon strategy, etc. You must register to
download these, but it is free. MS-Excel
format.
Investor's Network on Climate
Risk
The Investor Network on
Climate Risk (INCR) is a network of
institutional investors and financial
institutions that promotes better understanding
of the financial risks and investment
opportunities posed by climate change. INCR is
coordinated by Ceres, a coalition of investors
and environmental groups working to advance
sustainable prosperity.
Lloyds of
London
360◦ Risk
The
Pew Center Global Climate Change
Project:
Economics and
Business
The Pew Center Global Climate Change
Project is an arm of the Pew
Foundation and is a major, respected
resource. These links are two
gateways for business related
resources.
Pew Center
Getting Ahead of the Curve:
Corporate Strategies (2006)
Global
Environmental Management Initiatives
Metrics
Navigator
The European
Union
The EU is
moving fast on both the business and
regulatory ends of climate change. As the
United States government starts down the
regulatory road (at the time of this
writing, it is a bi-partisan issue amongst
2008 presidential candidates) you might want
to sneak a peak at the EU.
Good Google
search string for starters
EU Living
with Climate Change
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